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Cliff Bentz
U.S. Representative, OR-2
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, OR-2 current
Oregon |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, OR-2
Oregon |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District OR-2
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, OR-2
Oregon |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District OR-2
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Natural Resources — Federal Lands unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Natural Resources — Water, Wildlife and Fisheries unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.475, social dim. 0.274. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act | Nay | Feb 7, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act | Nay | Feb 6, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 776 — Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 43 — Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Yea | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Nay | Jan 23, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 471 — Fix Our Forests Act | Yea | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 375 — Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 5 — Laken Riley Act | Yea | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 165 — Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act | Yea | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… | Yea | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… | Yea | Jan 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 187 — MAPWaters Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act | Yea | Jan 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Yea | Jan 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Nay | Jan 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 33 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from… | Yea | Jan 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 144 — Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act | Yea | Jan 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 164 — POWER Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | Yea | Jan 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | Nay | Jan 14, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 153 — Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act | Yea | Jan 14, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
869 recorded contributions totalling $1,052,716. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 95 of 869 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 66 | $194,750 | 18% |
| Super PAC | 2 | $1,041 | 0% |
| Small-dollar | 27 | $-10,872 | -1% |
| Unclassified | 774 | $867,797 | 82% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,600 | GANDER, WILLIAM D. MR. | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Apr 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $5,000 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Nov 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | HUCKPAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | REALTORS PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 26, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | KOCHPAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Nov 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL PAC (WOODPAC) | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 19, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOC. PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NAB PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Mar 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOC PAC | CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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